Lantis
Lantis Co., Ltd. (株式会社ランティス, Kabushiki gaisha Rantisu) is a Japanese music label owned by Bandai Namco Music Live. Originally a company, it was established on November 26, 1999, and became a subsidiary of Bandai Visual in May 2006, itself a subsidiary of Bandai Namco Holdings.
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Lantis
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- Name
- Lantis Co., Ltd.
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- Shibuya
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Overview
In February 2018, it was announced Lantis would be merged with Bandai Visual into a new company called Bandai Namco Arts. The reorganizing took effect on April 1, 2018. Lantis only remains as a label from the new company.
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Key facts
• Name — Lantis Co., Ltd. • Native Name — 株式会社ランティス • Romanized Name — Kabushiki gaisha Rantisu • Type — Music publisher • Founded — November 26, 1999 • Successor — Bandai Namco Music Live • Fate — Merged with Bandai Visual • Key People — Shunji Inoue • Hq Location — Hiroo • Hq Location City — Shibuya, Tokyo • Hq Location Country — Japan • Revenue — 420.5 million • Industry — Japanese music
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• Name — Lantis • Parent — Bandai Namco Music Live • Distributor — Bandai Namco Filmworks • Genre — Anisong • Country — Japan • Location — Tokyo, Japan
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Lantis is composed of five labels: • Lantis (main label, formerly distributed by King Records, currently self-distributed) • Glory Heaven (distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan) • Kiramune (self-distributed) • Purple One Star (distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan, defunct) • MoooD Records (distributed by Sony Music Entertainment Japan) • UNIERA • Mellow Head (distributed by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, defunct)
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1999
Lantis established.
1999
Lantis is recorded from 1999.
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Lantis is associated with Japan.
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Lantis merger with Bandai Visual
In February 2018, it was announced Bandai Visual would be merged with Lantis into a new branch of BNH, called Bandai Namco Music Live. The reorganizing took effect as of April 1. Bandai Visual remains only as a label of the new company.
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